Service difficulty report · Battery · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
September 3, 2012
Submitted
September 10, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N351PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
490
Aircraft time
30,540 hours, 41,925 cycles
Part
Battery
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Emergency Light
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING PREFLIGHT THE CREW NOTICED THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN OVER THE MAIN CABIN DOOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE UPON TESTING. GROUND MX CREW REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES AND CONDUCTED AN OPS CHECK WHICH PRODUCED SATISFACTORY RESULTS. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.